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The only thing that I can think that &quot;dip&quot; might be is for the dial-up ip login shell. &nbsp;But I don't use it, so don't quote me!
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The only thing that I can think that "dip" might be is for the dial-up ip login shell.  But I don't use it, so don't quote me!

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In /etc/group there are listings for groups called wheel, dip, and nobody.<br />
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What are these groups for?<br />
thanks,
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In /etc/group there are listings for groups called wheel, dip, and nobody.

What are these groups for?
thanks,

what are these groups for /

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